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SpaceX
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ESA
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ISRO
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NASA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marcos Pontes, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil visited ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota on February 28, 2021 and witnessed the launch of Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite by ISRO’s PSLV-C51 mission.
Detailed explanation-2: -Amazonia-1 will be the first satellite for Earth Observation that is designed, assembled and tested in Brazil. The launch of the Brazilian satellite is confirmed, but there is not clarity on a date for the planned launch.
Detailed explanation-3: -Amazonia 1 is the first Earth observation satellite completely designed, integrated, tested, and operated by Brazil. On January 28, 2021, it was launched from India’s Sriharikota Range (SHAR) on mission PSLV-C51, in a commercial agreement with the country’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Detailed explanation-4: -NSIL’s 1st Demand Driven Satellite Mission Post Space Sector Reforms. GSAT-24 is a 24 Ku band communication satellite meant for meeting the Direct-To-Home (DTH) communication needs of the country. Satellite weighed 4180 kg at lift-off and has mission life of 15 years.